The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
The Great War at sea
1927 | 106m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Walter Summers |
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| Writer: | Frank Bowden, Harry Engholm, Merritt Crawford, John Buchan |
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| The film focuses on the naval warfare around the Battle of Coronel and Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. It was the last in a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films made between 1921 and 1927. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 26, 1927 |
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| Director: | Walter Summers |
| Writer: | Frank Bowden, Harry Engholm, Merritt Crawford, John Buchan |
| Genres: | War |
| Keywords | navy, battleship, british navy, battles |
| Production Companies | BIF, The Admiralty, British Projects |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,241,682
Budget: $1,603,469 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Roger Maxwell | |
| Craighall Sherry | Adm. Sturdee |
| Hans von Slock | Vice-Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee |
| Name | Job |
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| Frank Bowden | Writer |
| Harry Engholm | Writer |
| Jack Parker | Director of Photography |
| Merritt Crawford | Writer |
| Stanley Rodwell | Director of Photography |
| John Buchan | Writer |
| Walter Summers | Director |
| H. Bruce Woolfe | Production Supervisor |
| J.O.C. Orton | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| A.E. Bundy | Producer |
| H. Bruce Woolfe | Producer |
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